DAS 100 - Freshman Seminar

A unique course offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.

The purpose of Freshman Seminar is to introduce you to what a university is, to the
purpose of a university education, and to what it means to be an educated person.
It is unfortunate but true that many students come to universities without a clear
understanding of what higher education is and what it can mean to them. Equally unfortunate
is the fact that many faculty members assume that students have such an understanding
when in fact they do not. Some students quickly learn what is expected of them and
meet with great success at the university. Some do not. We created Freshman Seminar
to help you understand the university, to get more from your college experience, and
to help you get off to a good start.

This is not the typical orientation course in which the focus would be on the range
of services available to students at a university. That information can certainly
be useful, but that is not what we will do here. Our approach is different - we want
to introduce you to what it means to be an educated person. But we will not lecture
to you about this or about what a university is. Instead, we will let you directly
experience what a university is by sharing with you the varied cultural and intellectual
activities that occur at a major university.

Your Freshman Seminar section will be small. We have purposely restricted the size
of sections so that you can get to know your instructor, and so that she or he can
get to know you.

Together, you will go to the events listed on the syllabus and share your reactions
to them. Your teacher will be someone you can turn to if you have problems during
your first semester at K-State. We hope that through your association with the members
of your class and your teacher, your transition to the university will be smooth and
your tenure here at K-State will be successful.